Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-29


fresh; about twenty-five minutes
after defendant was seen, went to
where body lay.
Cross-eIamination-T corn tangled,
blood and papers On the ground were the in
dications that led ne to believe there was
struggle; was about 8 0 feet from man saw
coming out; was e warm day; man started
and ran after he went ut of gate; could not
tell if he had anything in his hand; had on
soft black hat; his face was turned towards
me; had beard On side of face; the size, build /
and walk OF man were the means OF identih-
cation. I am not willing to taAe an oath the
defendant was the man seen.
Henry b rslnan-I Was working at brick |
yard; saw defendant between 6 and in the |
evening. He was going north west; saw him |
60 short distance: walked tolersbly fast: |
ten minutes afterwards was attracted to the
place; found blood, papers and envelopes;
went back to the brick yard and got sew
eral of the hands and Mr.. Campbell; saw
dead man in the water, pulled him to the
bank and tied him there with string; he
was then dragged about twelve feet upon the
bank About fifty yards from where blood
was found to where the man was dragged
out.
Mrs johnson, colored woman living on
at go North Main-I have known defendant
since June; remember of his leaving sudden
ly; he boarded with me three weeks, took his
last meal Thursday morning; he has trunk,
clothes, and clock at the house; he owes me
board bill; Mr.. Moore came to the house for
his little dog; Mr.. True spoke about leavil G
to go for his wife at Kansas City.
Coroner Vineyard recalled saw the dead
| body of William Price, and this was the same
| body as DR.. Rentz examined; this body was
found in Chisholm creek which flows through
Sedgwick county.
| MIR. Holman, of Valley Center-Saw col
ored man at Valley Center about II o'clock
he asked me if he could get train for Kansas
| City; could not recognize the defendant as
this man.
| Chas Clark Of Valley Center-July 16 was
in Wichita; left for home about o'clock in
a wagon; saw colored man about IL O'Clock
300 feet from the depot at Valley Center
could not recognize him as the defendant.
Sheriff ". W. Hayes-I brought defend
ant to county he was shaved as he now is.
Here the state closed, and after short in
Permission, MI Coffin arose and outlined tbs
evidence to be produced by the defendant.
| The defendant was himself first put upor
the stand Hisevidence was listened to with
the greatest interest by the large audience
4 30 ofa5, RI
spoken bespoke in clear, unembarrassed
manner, and with an appearance Of frank
ness and honesty.
NV name is Jackson True, age IS years
had lived about thre eweeeks before my erres
in Wichita; came here from Kansas CITY
worked there first as a butcher, beip,
employed there altogether about fifteen O
sixteen years; then had slaughter shop, il
which did killing for butchers who had NJ
shop of their own. Next employed for tw
years by Mr.. Leggitt, the deputy marshal
acting as turnkey; also served under Mr.
Murray in the same capacity. Next worries
at Job work for one year; afterwards at
, dairy for Mr.. Elliott, at Westport Th
, first work did after my arrival in Wichit'
was at Lewis Academy; next unloading
, stone at the freight depot; then unloading
brick at one Of the North Main street build
ings: for this last work was paid So Frida.
evening: was not out of employment Will
in the city; paid all my bills except for M
board. Saturday morning about a o
Is o'clock got up and went fishing
, borrowed lines from Mr.. Clark Moore
had promise of job of work Monday morn
, ing. did not 60 to any restaurant to &c
anything to eat before starting; went GU
, Douglas avenue to the depot then up to th
!, Union depot, east, then north until Ireache
the brick yard, through q corn field to th
J, creek bank and there threw my lines into tn
water. sat there until noon, when wen
9 below the lower brick kiln; stopped the,
and fshed While laying upon my ba
on the grass two men, one white, the otht
. a black man, came up from the east II
white man said, Dent you know 1t is again
the law to fish herew 1 got up, broke off N
pole and wound the line around the en'
, took the f-h out of the watel
!, they tod me I'd puS Cuen OtiCh
I refused and there ensued a struggle-tt
facts as recorded by him were the same {
:, formerly given. After this walked leasur
" home to Mr.. Moore's put my fish into
L bucket and sitting on bench said to M
Il self. 81 will go TO Kansas City tonight" BIZ
~ Moore went up for my dog, | walked
Valley Center, took the freight train fc
Topeka, and then the passenger for hanss
City. l told no one OF what had done I'll
til Wednesday when | went to MIR. L'gge'
for him to write to Wichita. He told n
the Sheriff was wal ing for me TO go
Wichita with him. 1 then told him woul
come without a requsition; don't know II
murdered either man or not; did M
see either Of them Afterwards.
never wore side or chin whisker
Gross exauir ation-My duties while
Kansas City were mostly the killing OF atoci
I conld not tell who was my employer
Lewis Academy; but received 1915 for Il
work: got 20 cents an hour for uniosdir
" stones: got 20 cents g Thousand for unioadif
bricks. one day received 81 IS and anoth'
e IS: on July 4th worked for doctor at OH
cling q cellsr. / boarded during the time
Mrs Joanson's Saturday morning got L
very early. borrowed the lines Of MIR. Moor
did rot eat any br- akfast; caught i've or :
> fish. never went to any house ibquirlng Tor
" man: did not go By brickyard; did not ask
boy for work; it vas about 2 or o'cioc